William James (1842–1910) American philosopher, psychologist, and pragmatist
Source: 1890s, The Principles of Psychology (1890), Ch. 4
“This world, which has the potential to be Eden, is instead the hell before Hell. In our arrogance, we have made it so.”
— Dean Koontz, book Forever Odd
Source: Forever Odd
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